Microsoft's new Xbox One X – aka the console formerly known as Project Scorpio – is now available for pre-order.

The new version of the console was first announced all the way back in 2016, with the company finally lifting the lid on the details at this year's E3. Microsoft then announced new details at its Gamescom press event yesterday (August 20).

Now available for pre-order ahead of its release on November 7, the company has unveiled the Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition, alongside the Day One Edition.

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The newly announced version features a 1TB hard drive and has "Project Scorpio" printed on the console and controller. It will also come with a vertical stand as well as a graphic pattern and a gradient design on the console itself. It will retail at $499 (£449).

You can pre-order the console through Amazon and others, though – unsurprisingly – it appears to have initially sold out at the time of writing.

On top of the launch, more than 100 Xbox games will be enhanced for the new console, many including 4K and HDR support. While the optimisations might not always be clear, Microsoft is using three logos in total to indicate the new Xbox One games: one to show a game has been updated for the Xbox One X, as well as a 4K and HDR logo to note specific support.

The console is seen as a competitor to Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro, though it seems Microsoft will have the edge when the Xbox One X is released as it offers 6 teraflops of graphical power over Sony's 4.2.